Weather-strip



No. 6l5,542. Patented Dec. 6, I898. L. ENDER.

WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed Ann. is, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIE ENDER, OF LITOHFIELD, MINNESOTA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,542, dated December6, 1898. Application filed August 16, 1398. $erial No. 688,716. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIE ENDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Litohfield, in the county of Meeker and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Weather- Strip, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in weather-strips.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofweather-strips for doors, storm-shutters, and the like and to provide asimple, strong, and durable weatherstrip adapted to be cheaply andeasily constructed and capable of being readily applied to a door andcapable also of swinging upward and downward automatically, whereby itis adapted to clear the door-sill when the door opens and closes and iscaused to fit tightly against the sill when the door is closed in orderto close effectually the crack at the bottom of the door.

Theinvention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a weather-stripconstructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to adoor. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. .3 is an enlarged detailperspective view of a portion of the hinged strip, illustrating theconstruction thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the guide.Fig. 5 is a similar view of the stop.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the draw- 1ngs.

1 designates a hinged strip designed to be mounted on adoor,storm-shutter, or the like, and consisting of a strip 2 of band-steel toform a stout body portion, and a strip 3 of sheet metal forming an outercovering or facing and having its lower edge e recurved and forming agroove to receive the lower edge of the body portion. The body 2 and thesheetmetal facing 3 are secured together by rivets 5, arranged atintervals and also serving as fastening devices for securing plates 6 tothe inher face of the steel body. The plates, which have their upperportions '7 slightly tapered, extend beyond the hinged strip and areperforated to form ears. The perforated ears engage hooks 8 or othersuitable fastening devices, whereby the weather-strip is hinged to adoor 9. The hinged weather-strip is arranged at the outer-face of thedoor 9, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and its upperportion is arranged beneath a resilient stationary guard-strip 10.

The stationary guard-strip 10, which has its upper edge secured to theouter face of the door by suitable fastening devices, extends outwardand downward at a slight inclination and has its lower edge bent inwardand upward to form an inclined flange 11, which interlocks with anoppositely-disposed flange 12 of the hinged weather-strip. The flange12, which is arranged at the top of the weatherstrip, is formed integralwith the sheet-metal facing 3 by bending the upper edge thereofdownward. The resilient strip 10 engages the outer face of the hingedweather-strip and holds the same firmly against the sill and at the sametime prevents the Weatherstrip from becoming displaced.

The weather-strip is adapted to be applied to doors having worn sills,and it is capable of effectually closing large cracks at the bottom of adoor, and in order to guide the weather-strip over the sill an inclinedguide 13 is arranged at the inner side of the threshold-strip, andconsists, preferably, of a block 14 and a sheet-metal covering 15. Oneend of the block is provided with a shoulder to fit against the adjacentedge of the thresholdstrip and the other end is beveled, as shown, toprovide the necessary inclination. The sheet-metal covering 15 isprovided adjacent to the threshold-strip with a perforated ear toreceive a suitable fastening device, and its other end is perforated andsecured to the door-sill. The guide, which may be slightly ourved,isvaried in length to suit the door and sill to which it is to be applied,and it may be readily arranged at either side of a door frame or casing.

. The hinged weather strip is directed against the sill when the door isclosed by means of an inclined stop 17, secured to the door frame orcasing adjacent to the free edge of the door and constructed of sheetmetal or other suitable material. The lower portion of the catch isarranged to be engaged by the Weatherstrip, and the upper portion 18 isrecessed to receive the resilient strip 10,

and when the door is closed the said catch by engaging-both theresilient strip and the weather-strip serves to hold the latter firmlyagainst the door-sill. v

The invention has the following advantages: The weather-strip,which issimple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, possesses greatstrength and durability, and it is adapted to be readily applied to astorm door or shutter and is capable of automatically clearing the sillwhen the door opens and closes.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacri- 'ficing anyof the advantages of this invention.

W'hat is claimed is- 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination with a guide, and a stop mounted on a door frame or casing,of a hinged weather-strip designed to be mounted on a door in positionto engage the guide and the stop and comprising a metal body portion, asheet-metal covering having its lower edge recurved to form a groove forthe body portion, the upper edge of the body portion being extendeddownward and outward to form a flange, plates projecting from the bodyportion and perforated to form ears, and fastening devices passingthrough the weather-strip and the plates and securing the partstogether, means for hinging the ears to a door, and a stationaryguard-strip provided witha flange interlocking with that of the'weatherstrip, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of aweather-strip comprising a heavy metal body portion, and a sheet-metalcovering having its. lower edge recurved to form a groove for the bodyportion and provided at its upper edge with an outwardlyextendingflange, means for hinging the weather-strip to a door, and the resilientguard-strip provided with an inwardly-extending flange engaging underthe outwardlyextending flange of the weather-strip and adapted to holdthe latter against the sill of a door, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, a Weatherstrip comprising a heavymetal body portion, a sheet-metal covering having its lower edgerecurved to form a groove for the body portion, and provided at itsupperedge with an outwardly-extending flange, plates arranged on theinner faces of the body portion and projecting beyond the weather-stripto form ears, and fastening devices passing through the plates and theweather-strip and securing the parts together substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIE ENDER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. STRoBEoK, JOHN W. SETTERGREN.

